Hard
Oosterschelde · North Brabant
- Distance
- 23.8 km / 14.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 523 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
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Hiking trails in Netherlands
Netherlands has 3.6k hiking routes in our directory. Together they cover 32k kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 9.0 km and 144 m (472 ft) of climbing.
- 3.6k
- Trails
- 32k
- Kilometres
- 0
- Regions
- 0
- National parks
The spread is genuinely broad: 861 routes rated easy, 2107 moderate and 593 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is forest, river, pilgrimage route. Around 58 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.
The most reliable season overall is april to october. If you are only here for a weekend, GR 5 NL - 6 - Herkingen-Nieuw Vossemeer, Pelgrimspad 1 - 12, TVP 14 Alternatieve route met hond are the routes people return to.
Most popular hikes in Netherlands
Hard
Weerribben-Wieden · Flevoland
- Distance
- 20.2 km / 12.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 444 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 1 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
De Hoge Veluwe · Gelderland
- Distance
- 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 27 m
- Typical duration
- 18 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Drentsche Aa · Drenthe
- Distance
- 5.6 km / 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 123 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 21 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Drentsche Aa · Drenthe
- Distance
- 10.4 km / 6.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 230 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 31 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Drentsche Aa · Drenthe
- Distance
- 17.2 km / 10.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 379 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 13 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Drentsche Aa · Drenthe
- Distance
- 21.3 km / 13.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 469 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 20 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
De Groote Peel · Limburg
- Distance
- 22.6 km / 14.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 497 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 41 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
De Hoge Veluwe · Gelderland
- Distance
- 14.8 km / 9.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 327 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 35 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Veluwezoom · Gelderland
- Distance
- 19.4 km / 12.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 426 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 48 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Van Gogh · North Brabant
- Distance
- 12.1 km / 7.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 266 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 55 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Van Gogh · North Brabant
- Distance
- 17.1 km / 10.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 376 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 11 min
- Waymarked route
Hiking near cities in Netherlands
Routes within a short drive of where people actually stay.
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Utrechtse Heuvelrug · Utrecht
- Distance
- 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 99 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 5 min
- Waymarked route
Guides for this country
Curated shortlists that answer the questions people search for.
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Netherlands1205
- Loop Trails in Netherlands1041
- Family-Friendly Hikes in Netherlands861
- Easy Hiking Trails in Netherlands861
- Moderate Hiking Trails in Netherlands708
- Hiking Trails Under 5 km in Netherlands605
- Hard Hiking Trails in Netherlands593
- Loop Trails in Gelderland345
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Gelderland330
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in North Holland302
- Loop Trails in North Holland285
- Moderate Hiking Trails in Gelderland253
- Hiking Trails Over 20 km in Netherlands250
- Easy Hiking Trails in North Holland217
- Family-Friendly Hikes in North Holland217
- Family-Friendly Hikes in Gelderland214
- Easy Hiking Trails in Gelderland214
- Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Limburg173